The filtering facepiece, also referred to as a disposable respirator, is an extensively used type of respirator without an officially accepted fit testing method. This study describes an aerosol generator and a sampling train, which have been developed for investigating the aerosol penetration characteristics through the filter element and the face seal. Electrostatic attraction and impaction are the two primary filtration mechanisms for micrometer- and supermicrometer-sized aerosols, respectively. Filtration and flow dynamics were found to affect aerosol penetration in distinct ways that allow for the differentiation of the face seal leakage from the filter penetration. The slope of the aerosol size-dependent penetration curve potentially may differentiate the face seal leakage from filter penetration.
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